Cannabis: Prescriptions

(asked on 8th January 2019) - View Source

Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many NHS prescriptions have been issued for patients to use medical cannabis since 1 November 2018.


Answered by
Steve Brine Portrait
Steve Brine
This question was answered on 16th January 2019

NHS England has set up systems to monitor the prescribing of cannabis-based products for medicinal use via the NHS Business Services Authority and NHS England Controlled Drugs Accountable Officers. We expect the first data to be available by the end of March 2019.

The Department has made no estimate of future demand for medical cannabis over the next 12 months.

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